Editing Missoula, Montana (section)

==Sports==
{{See also|Montana Grizzlies|label 1=University of Montana Grizzlies athletics}}
[[File:Washington Grizzly Stadium at the University of Montana in Missoula.jpg|thumb|[[Montana Grizzlies football]] at [[Washington–Grizzly Stadium]]]]
Missoula plays host to a variety of intercollegiate, youth, and amateur sports organizations in addition to a [[minor league baseball]] team. The [[Montana Grizzlies]]' football and basketball teams of the University of Montana have the highest attendance. The [[Montana Grizzlies football]] team has a successful program within the [[NCAA Division I Football Championship|NCAA D-1 FCS]] level. Their home games at [[Washington–Grizzly Stadium]] have a near 90% winning percentage and average over 25,000 spectators in attendance. All games are televised throughout Montana. The [[Montana Grizzlies men's basketball|Grizzlies men's]] and [[Montana Grizzlies women's basketball|Lady Griz]] basketball teams have also been successful at the [[Big Sky Conference|conference]] level, where they both rank at or near the top in attendance, about 4,000 and 3,000, respectively, and play their home games at [[Dahlberg Arena]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2011/Attendance.pdf |title=NCAA Football Attendance Records |publisher=NCAA |date=2011 |access-date=January 28, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112143125/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2011/Attendance.pdf |archive-date=January 12, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/99b7e68046e3d370aa5cfec110a6426c/2011+NCAA+Women%E2%80%99s+Basketball+Attendance.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=99b7e68046e3d370aa5cfec110a6426c |title=2011 NCAA Women's Basketball Attendance |publisher=NCAA |access-date=August 9, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518132306/http://ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/99b7e68046e3d370aa5cfec110a6426c/2011%2BNCAA%2BWomen%E2%80%99s%2BBasketball%2BAttendance.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=99b7e68046e3d370aa5cfec110a6426c |archive-date=May 18, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/bdf2030046a3609298bddcc110a6426c/2011_NCAA_mens_basketball_attendance.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=bdf2030046a3609298bddcc110a6426c |title=2011 NCAA Men's Basketball Attendance |publisher=NCAA |access-date=August 9, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518131727/http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/bdf2030046a3609298bddcc110a6426c/2011_NCAA_mens_basketball_attendance.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=bdf2030046a3609298bddcc110a6426c |archive-date=May 18, 2013}}</ref>

Missoula is home to the [[Missoula PaddleHeads]] who play in the Rocky Mountain-based [[Pioneer Baseball League]]. They play their home games at [[Ogren Park at Allegiance Field]].

Since 1977, Missoula has also held "Maggotfest", a festival-style rugby tournament hosted by the [[Missoula Maggots]] Rugby Club the first weekend in May. The non-elimination tournament focuses on the fun aspect of the game, attracting 36 teams (male and female) from around the United States and Canada. In regular-season play, the Missoula Maggots compete as part of the [[Montana Rugby Union]] alongside another local rugby team, the [[University of Montana Jesters]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.maggots.org |title=Missoula All-Maggots Rugby Club |access-date=February 8, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213174339/http://www.maggots.org/ |archive-date=February 13, 2012}}</ref>

The [[Thomas Meagher Hurling Club]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.missoulahurling.org|title=Thomas Meagher Hurling Club|access-date=June 14, 2022 }}</ref> are also based in Missoula and play in the Northwestern division of the [[USGAA]]. The club are named after the late [[Irish nationalist]] and former acting [[Territorial Governor of Montana]], [[Thomas Francis Meagher]].